Week 9 Vocabulary Quiz

During the school's Christmas play, Harper, Samuel, and Arjun were watching one character who showed 'bravado'. Can you guess what this means?

• A. The character showed courage

• B. The character showed fear

• C. The character showed intelligence

• D. The character showed kindness

During a magical Christmas Eve, Santa stumbled upon a 'docile' reindeer. He decided to name it after the most well-behaved student, Maya. Now, can you guess what 'docile' means in this context, just like Benjamin and Priya did?

• B. Willing to be ignored

• A. Willing to be taught or led

• D. Willing to be lazy

• C. Willing to be aggressive

It's Christmas Eve and Olivia, Noah, and Henry are eagerly watching Santa's sleigh 'meander' through the starry sky. Can you guess what 'meander' means in this magical context?

• D. Move in a zigzag pattern

• C. Move in a circular motion

• B. Move in a straight line

• A. Move in a winding or curving course

Imagine it's Christmas time! Avery, Priya, and Olivia are having a friendly competition. If Avery decorates her house in an 'ostentatious' manner, how would you describe her approach?

• C. Avery does it to confuse her neighbors

• D. Avery does it to hide her house from others

• B. Avery does it to avoid attracting attention

• A. Avery does it to attract notice and impress others

Imagine this, Lily, Noah, and Anika are playing a Christmas themed board game. Suddenly, Anika draws the 'vanquish' action card! What does this card allow Anika to do to her opponents?

• A. Defeat them in a competition, race, or conflict

• D. Ignore them in a competition, race, or conflict

• C. Observe them in a competition, race, or conflict

• B. Support them in a competition, race, or conflict

It's Christmas time! Abigail, Ava, and Kai are discussing how to handle the decorations. If they were to follow a frugal approach, what would they likely do?

• A. Reuse last year's decorations to avoid waste

• D. Buy new decorations creating waste

• B. Buy excessive decorations embracing waste

• C. Ignore the waste created by decorations

Imagine it's the holiday season and Sophia, Avery, and Charlotte are trying to explain to their friends how the Christmas spirit 'pervades'. How would they describe it?

• A. Spread or diffuse through

• C. Disperse or scatter around

• B. Concentrate or gather in

• D. Absorb or soak up

At the Christmas party, Aiden playfully pointed at John and accused him of being 'frivolous'. Can you guess what Aiden meant by that?

• C. John was moderately serious in his attitude and behavior during the party

• D. John was slightly serious in his attitude and behavior during the party

• A. John was not serious in his attitude and behavior during the party

• B. John was very serious in his attitude and behavior during the party

It's Christmas time and Harper, Elijah, and Rohan are having a festive dress-up competition! If we were to describe Rohan as 'slovenly' in his holiday attire, how would we be describing him?

• C. Careless of neatness especially in dress and person

• D. Meticulous of neatness especially in dress and person

• A. Negligent of neatness especially in dress and person

• B. Attentive to neatness especially in dress and person

Imagine Noah, Arjun, and Benjamin are preparing for Christmas. Who among them is 'conscientious' if he is characterized by extreme care and great effort in making sure everything is perfect for Christmas?

• C. Noah, who is characterized by indifference and apathy towards the holiday preparations

• B. Arjun, who is characterized by negligence and laziness in decorating the Christmas tree

• D. Benjamin, who is characterized by impulsiveness and recklessness in buying Christmas gifts

• A. Noah, who is characterized by extreme care and great effort in making sure everything is perfect for Christmas